Car-seat.



Patented Mar. II, I902. T. FINNEY.

CAR SEAT.

(Application filed Sept. 6, 190 1.)

(No Model.)

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WITNESSES A TORNE'YS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

THOMAS FINNEY, OF GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

CAR-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 695,098, dated March 11, 1902.

Application filed September 6,1901. Serial No. 74,504. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS FINNEY, a citizen of Great Britain, residing at Glasgow, Scotland, have invented Improvements in Car-Seats, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in the features and combination of parts hereinafter particularly described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is front View, and Fig. 2 a side view, of the illvention. Fig. 3 is a detail front view, partly Fig. 4 is a detail View of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the seat proper. Fig. 6 is a detail View of a modified form of seat proper.

The seat proper consists, as shown in Fig. 5, of a triangular-shaped body, having the three faces F G H provided with slats. This body is journaled in the end frames Rby the journal-pins P, and at itsends it has fixed thereto plates V, provided with radial slots L. These slots are adapted to receive pins E, carried by levers D, which are pivoted in cars N, carried by the swinging arms B, which support the back A of the seat, said swinging f arms being pivoted at their lower ends to the end frames R at S. The levers D are pressed by springs M, so as to keep the pins E normally in engagement with the radial slots L of the end plates V, and thus the seat-body is retained in the position to which it is adjusted.

When it is desired to bring a new seatingsurface into use, it is necessary to throw out the pins E, so that the seat-body may be turned until the desired surface is uppermost, and then the pins E are allowed to engage with the slots L and hold the seat-body in place. For operating the pins E the levers D are operated by means of push-rods J, connected with the upper ends of the levers D, said push-rods having finger-pieces K upon the outer ends and being connected at their inner ends by a swinging link I, pivoted to a cross-bar or casing 0, extending between and connected to the swinging arms B, before described.

When it is desired to turn the seat-body and at the same time change the position of the back-rest, it is simply necessary to move the swinging arms from one side of the seat to the other, and the pins E, working in. the radial slots, will serve to turn the seat-body to. bring a new seating-surface uppermost. When it is desired to adjust the seat-body without moving the seat-back, this can be done by operating the lovers D to throw out the catch-pins E, and after the seat-body is turned the catch-pins are allowed to rengage the slots which come around opposite to them.

Fig. 6 shows a modified form of seat having two seatingsurfaces. Q indicates the weatherboard of said seat. 0 indicates a socketbearing in the end plateV for the journalpin P.

I claim as my invention 1. In combination, a frame, a reversible reversed by the movement of the back-rest or independently thereof, substantially as described.

2. In combination, a frame, a reversible seat -body journaled therein, a reversible back-rest supported on the frame and a detachable connection between the seat-body and back-rest whereby the seat-body may be reversed by the movement of the back-rest or independently thereof, said detachable connection including a pair of catches carried by the seat-back and means for operating both of said catches simultaneously, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS FINNEY. Witnesses:

Jrro. N. GADZEAN, MARY R. KELLY. 

